Phnom Penh (FN), March 15 – Following the bilateral meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, both chaired the signing ceremony of five documents, including:

1. Framework Arrangement between the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Government of the Republic of Korea concerning Loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) for the years 2019 through 2023, signed between Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn and Foreign Minister of South Korea Kang Kyung-Wha.

2. MoU between the Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea on the project for the “Supply of Micro-grids and Battery Charging Stations in Cambodia”, signed between Cambodian Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem and South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yunmo.

3. Loan Agreement on Establishing the University of Health Science Teaching Hospital Project between the Export-Import Bank of Korea and the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia, signed between Cambodian Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth and Export-Import Bank of Korea Chairman and President Eun Sung-Soo.

4. MoU between Korea-Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Investment Facilitation Cooperation, signed between Cambodian Minister attached to the Prime Minister, CDC Secretary-General Sok Chenda Sophea and KOTRA President and CEO Kwon Pyung-Oh.

5. MoU between the Royal Academy of Cambodia and the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (NRC) of the Republic of Korea on Academic Cooperation, singed between Cambodian President of Royal Academy Sok Touch and Chairman of NRC Seong KyoungRyung.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the First Lady made a state visit to Cambodia from March 14-16. The President and the First Lady have met with King Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun Sen to exchange ideas on how to expand substantive cooperation for the two countries’ mutual prosperity.
=FRESH NEWS